Julieta and the Romeos

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Youve Got Mailmeets a YABeach Readwith a bookish mystery at its heart in the newest rom-com from Maria E. Andreu. The ideal next read for fans of Emily Henry, Kasie West, and Jennifer E. Smith.

Julieta isnt looking for her Romeobut sheiswriting about love. When her summer writing teacher encourages the class to publish their work online, the last thing shes expecting is to get a notification that her rom-com has a mysterious new contributor,Happily Ever Drafter. Julieta knows that happily ever afters arent real. (Case in point: her parents imploding marriage.) But then again, could this be her very own meet-cute

As things start to heat up in her fiction, Julieta cant help but notice three boys in her real life: her best friends brother (aka her nemesis), the boy next door (well, to her abuela), and her oldest friend (who is suddenly looking . . . hot). Could one of them be her mysterious collaboratorBut even if Julieta finds her Romeo, shell have to remember that life is full of plot twists. . . .

From the author ofLove in English comes a fresh take on love and romance, and a reminder to always be the author of your own life story.

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An engaging tale of family and identity wrapped up in a sweet rom-com. Kirkus Reviews Readers will be in suspense about the identity of Julietas online collaborator and her ultimate Romeo right up until the final chapters. This is a fun and introspective romance that transcends the expected Romeo and Juliet tropes. School Library Journal [With] many well-drawn characters and lively dialogue. Andreu offers an involving portrayal of Jules and her summer of writing and romance. ALA Booklist A fun, heartfelt reimagining of the story we all know so well (but maybe not as well as we think!), Julieta and the Romeos juggles not one, not two, but three swoon-worthy romances, with a thoroughly modern Julieta who isnt afraid to go after what she wants. Katharine McGee, author of the New York Times bestselling American Royals series

Author Bio

Maria E. Andreu is an Argentinian American author whose work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Newsweek, the Washington Post, and the Newark Star Ledger. Her debut young adult novel, The Secret Side of Empty, inspired by her experiences as an undocumented immigrant and a speaker of English as a second language, is a Junior Library Guild Selection, a National Indie Excellence Book Award winner, and an International Latino Book Awards finalist. Find her online at www.mariaeandreu.com.